European election results 2024 in full: explore the new parliament
UK general election results in full: Labour wins in landslide
UK election opinion polls: Labour maintain significant lead over Tories as polling day arrives
Which seats are the Tories set to lose if the polls are right?
May 2024
Local elections 2024: full mayoral and council results for England
From the new mayoralties through to bellwether councils, find out what happened in your area
March 2024
Thames Water accused of ‘misleading’ customers over level of debt payments
Britain’s biggest water company said just 3p in every pound that appeared on bills went to its lenders
February 2024
How much of your water bill is swallowed up by company debt? – interactive
Analysis shows that 28% of Thames’ customer bills were spent servicing debt, as the company lobbies for more
December 2023
A fridge but in reverse? The fascinating science of heat pumps – visualised
Despite being more like a refrigerator than a gas boiler, this home heating technology could slash Britain’s emissions, and bills
Water firms use up to 28% of bill payments to service debt in areas of England
As English water companies plan to hike bills, the Guardian reveals customers are paying a high price for combined debts of £60bn
How we calculated the proportion of revenue English water firms use to pay off debt
Finding out the percentage from consumer bills used to service debt is tricky. We worked with industry experts to shed light on the issue
November 2023
The climate crisis explained in 10 charts
From the seemingly inexorable increase in atmospheric CO2 to the rapid growth in green energy, we explore the data as Cop28 begins
September 2023
Europe’s pollution divide: see how your area compares
From packed lunches to uniforms, how the back-to-school UK costs stack up
August 2023
Art out, business in and boys closing the gap: what’s changed in this year’s A-levels
Planning a UK mini-break? See how the price has gone up – from hotels to fish and chips
July 2023
How much?! See how the cost of a barbecue has gone up in the UK
Sausages up 31%, burgers up 64% … add your favourite foods to our interactive to see for yourself how inflation has pushed up the price in the past five years
June 2023
In charts: how privatisation drained Thames Water’s coffers
Decades of underinvestment and bumper dividends have left the firm debt-laden and under investigation
Down the drain: how billions of pounds are sucked out of England’s water system
Visualised: where does the money from your bills go?
The Bruno and Dom project
A visual guide to deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest
Fortunes of world’s largest rainforest and its Indigenous inhabitants have risen and fallen with political leadership
May 2023
Local elections 2023: full council results for England
With all results now in, find out how Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and other parties fared in Thursday’s polls for hundreds of English councils
